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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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